#SportCorner: How Our Fave Players Fared

Phew! The International break is over and I am super excited that the premier league is back. Lets take a look at how some of our favorite Premier League players fared on international duty.

Manchester United

David De Gea played the whole game in Spain’s 1-1 draw with Italy then kept a clean sheet as they won 2-0 in Albania.Ander Herrera was an unused substitute in both games.

Antonio Valencia scored and claimed an assist in Ecuador’s 3-0 victory over Chile, and played 90 minutes as they battled back to earn a 2-2 draw in Bolivia on Tuesday.

Wayne Rooney was booed by some England fans in the 2-0 win over Malta. Jesse Lingard made his international debut and Marcus Rashford came off the bench. Lingard then started again in the 0-0 draw with Slovenia as Rooney and Rashford came off the bench.

Paul Pogba played the whole game and scored the winning goal as France beat the Netherlands 1-0 and played the entire match, while Martial came on in the 67th minute

Manchester City

Kelechi Iheanacho scored for Nigeria as they beat Zambia 2-1 on Sunday.

Aleksandar Kolarov played both games as Serbia won 3-0 in Moldova then beat Austria 3-2 at home.

Arsenal

Alex Iwobi scored for Nigeria as they beat Zambia 2-1 on Sunday.

Theo Walcott started England’s game with Malta, but was substituted in the second half. The Arsenal forward started and played 62 minutes against Slovenia on Tuesday before being substituted in the goalless draw.

Alexis Sanchez ‘s Chile slipped to a 3-0 defeat to Ecuador before bouncing back with a 2-1 home win over Peru, with Arturo Vidal scoring twice.

Chelsea

DiegoCosta started for Spain but did not find the net in a 1-1 draw with Italy while Willian came on a substitute in Brazil’s 5-0 win over Bolivia. Costa did score in Spain’s 2-0 win over Albania on Sunday, as did Willian in Brazil’s 2-0 win in Venezuela on Tuesday.

John Obi Mikel played 90 minutes as Nigeria beat Zambia 2-1 on Sunday.

Asmir Begovic played the whole game for Bosnia and Herzegovina against Belgium, conceding four goals but kept a clean sheet against Cyprus with his country winning 2-0.

Liverpool

Sadio Mane’s good form continued as he set up Senegal’s opener against Cape Verde.

Jordan Henderson was the man of the match as England beat Malta and also provided an assist for Liverpool team-mate Daniel Sturridge.Both players started again as England drew 0-0 with Slovenia on Tuesday.

Simon Mignolet and Divock Origi were both unused subs in Belgium’s 4-0 win over Bosnia and also during the 6-0 win over Gibraltar.

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